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Travel Partnerships in the Age of AI

AI is reshaping how travel is discovered, booked and experienced, while changing what partners expect from Expedia Group. Commercial leaders will explore how we are evolving travel partnerships to create smarter experiences, unlock new growth opportunities and help partners capture more of the customer journey, while…

Hosted by Expedia Group In partnership with PowerToFly
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About this event

AI is reshaping how travel is discovered, booked and experienced, while changing what partners expect from Expedia Group. Commercial leaders will explore how we are evolving travel partnerships to create smarter experiences, unlock new growth opportunities and help partners capture more of the customer journey, while maintaining trust and human connection.

During this virtual experience, you'll:

🗣️ Hear insights from Expedia Group leaders on the human skills shaping sales and account management in an AI-driven world

💡 Learn what it takes to grow a career in Commercial Sales & Account Management at Expedia Group

🤝 Connect with recruiters and fellow professionals from wherever you are

🚀 Get your questions answered live and learn more about open opportunities

Both professionals curious about a career in sales and those actively exploring new roles are encouraged to attend. Bilingual (English/Spanish) candidates are especially encouraged to join, though everyone is welcome. This is your chance to connect directly with Expedia Group recruiters, no travel required.

Agenda (CT):

  • 12:00 PM: Opening remarks from PowerToFly
  • 12:05 PM: Keynote & Welcome address
  • 12:10 PM: Panel discussion with Expedia Group leaders
    • Alex Fromson, Director, Hotel Market Partnerships B2B
    • Aishwarya Raut, Senior Product Manager
    • Abbey Coolidge, Senior Market Manager
  • 12:45 PM: Breakout rooms
  • 1:00 PM - Event ends

About Expedia Group:

Expedia Group powers global travel through technology, partnerships, and a shared passion for connecting people to the world. With trusted brands like Expedia®, Hotels.com®, and Vrbo®, the company helps millions of travelers explore while supporting partners with innovation and scale. At Expedia Group, we believe travel is a force for good, and we're committed to building a more connected, inclusive future.

About PowerToFly:

PowerToFly is a women-run career platform connecting talent with companies that prioritize inclusion. With 2,000+ events hosted in partnership with leading brands like Meta, Salesforce, and Deloitte, PowerToFly helps professionals unlock new opportunities and thrive in workplaces built for everyone.

Accessibility Note:

All RSVP'd attendees are welcome, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, pregnancy, disability, or age. If you need assistance to fully participate in this virtual event, please contact hi@powertofly.com.

Meet the speakers

Alex Fromson

Alex Fromson

Director, Hotel Market Partnerships B2B | Expedia Group

Alex Fromson is Director, Hotel Market Partnerships at Expedia Group, where he leads teams responsible for lodging partner strategy, commercial performance, and account management across Florida. During more than a decade with Expedia Group, Alex has held leadership roles spanning major markets including New York City, Canada, Northeast, and Southeast U.S., helping hotel partners leverage data to drive growth and maximize performance.

Alex has represented Expedia Group at industry conferences and executive events, speaking on topics including hotel distribution, revenue optimization, loyalty, and major event readiness. He has also served on industry boards, including the Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau's China Marketing Committee, and is actively involved in talent development and leadership initiatives across Expedia Group.

Most recently, Alex helped lead strategic efforts supporting major global events, including the FIFA World Cup, and has helped develop scalable growth initiatives for hotel partners across North America.

Prior to his current role, Alex gained early travel industry experience through internships at TripAdvisor.

Alex holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Skidmore College, where he graduated cum laude, minored in Chinese, and was captain of the men's varsity tennis team.

Aishwarya Raut

Aishwarya Raut

Senior Product Manager | Expedia Group

Aishwarya is a Senior Product Manager at Expedia Group, where she brings together customer insight, technology, and business strategy to build products that deliver measurable impact. Her experience spans product vision, roadmap development, stakeholder leadership, and taking complex ideas from early concept through delivery.

Before joining Expedia Group, Aishwarya was a Product Manager at Heartland Payment Systems, where she led retail technology products and payment features used by customers across the United States and Canada. She shaped product roadmaps through client feedback, usage data, and competitive research, partnering across teams to improve the product portfolio and turn evolving customer needs into practical solutions.

Aishwarya holds a Master of Science in Engineering from New York University and a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering from the University of Mumbai.

Abbey Coolidge

Abbey Coolidge

Senior Market Manager, Hotel Market Partnerships B2B, Expedia Group

Abbey Coolidge is a Senior Market Manager at Expedia Group, where she manages strategic partnerships with New York City hotels. Throughout her career at Expedia Group, Abbey has worked across multiple markets in North America, helping hotel partners leverage Expedia Group’s marketplace, data, and technology to drive growth and strengthen their commercial strategies.

Abbey’s experience spans hospitality, travel, technology, and customer success. She spent several years at Zillow, where she led part of the Customer Success organization for dotloop, a real estate transaction technology platform, before returning to the travel industry.
In her current role, Abbey serves as a lead on the NYC team for how AI can enhance the way her team works and engages with partners. She uses AI to simplify complex messages, strengthen storytelling, and move more quickly from insights to action, creating more time to focus on strategy, creativity, and the human relationships at the center of successful partnerships.
Outside of Expedia Group, Abbey volunteers with the New York Junior League, where she leads silent and live auctions supporting the organization’s fundraising events.

Abbey holds a degree in Hospitality Management from Penn State University and began her career as an intern at Expedia.

Jessica Johnson

Jessica Johnson

Area Manager, Strategic Travel and Operations Leader, Expedia Group

Jessica Johnson is a strategic travel and operations leader with more than 15 years of experience driving growth, developing high-performing teams, and managing multimillion-dollar portfolios across the travel, technology, and logistics industries. As an Area Manager at Expedia Group, she leads the East Coast Mid-Market portfolio, representing approximately $200 million in annual business, with a focus on strategic partnerships, data-driven insights, and sustainable results.

Jessica previously held leadership roles at Navan, Amazon, and American Airlines, connecting commercial strategy with operational execution. At Navan, she scaled a North America-based escalation team and developed emerging leaders. At Amazon, she led operations in a 50,000-square-foot fulfillment center during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, overseeing more than 100 employees. At American Airlines, she built expertise in strategic partnerships, business development, and account management within the loyalty and global sales organizations.

Known for her people-first leadership style, Jessica develops talent through empathy, accountability, and continuous growth, believing lasting success comes from investing in people and fostering trust.

A Northern Virginia native, Jessica lives just south of Atlanta with her two children and enjoys traveling, reading, entertaining, farmers markets, and exceptional wines.

About the company

Expedia Group


Why Expedia Group?

Expedia Group, Inc. brands power travel for everyone, everywhere through our global platform. Driven by the core belief that travel is a force for good, we help people experience the world in new ways and build lasting connections. We provide industry-leading technology solutions to fuel partner growth and success, while facilitating memorable experiences for travelers. Expedia Group’s three flagship consumer brands include: Expedia®, Hotels.com®, and Vrbo®.


Open culture, open world

We're a diverse community, and we share a vision: to create the products, platforms, and experiences the rest of the industry looks to for inspiration. We’re not doing this for its own sake. We’re doing it because it makes a positive difference to every single traveler we serve. Expedia Group is a place where everyone can feel safe and empowered. We’re incredibly proud of the open culture we’ve built, and we’re united behind the belief that travel is a force for good. The experiences we create bridge divides and broaden horizons – making the world a better, more open place.

Our work of driving inclusion at Expedia Group and designing a more equitable workforce would not be possible without our Inclusion Business Groups (IBGs), a subcategory of our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs—the commonly used industry term), who are specifically dedicated to systemic inclusion of historically excluded identities. These employee-led groups provide spaces for our employees to connect through lived experiences and cultivate a sense of belonging and, furthermore, their charters guide them to empower their members, collaborate across intersectional identities within their communities, and promote allyship to all employees across the company.

At Expedia Group, there are eight Inclusion Business Groups:

  • Latinx Education And Development
  • Asian Community at Expedia
  • Ability Inclusion Movement, PRIDE (LGBTQIA+)
  • Women at Expedia Learning and Leading
  • Black Expedia Allied Movement
  • Expedia Veterans Friends and Family
  • Indigenous Diversity Expedians and Allies

Impact & Sustainability

Expedia Group’s Open World™ global social impact and sustainability strategy is grounded in the pursuit of three pillars – access for underserved travelers, economic advancement for communities underrepresented in the travel industry, and a more prosperous planet for generations to come.

Open World combines Expedia Group’s mission, purpose, and values with its traveler-centric mindset to help bridge divides and strengthen connections.

Learn more about our Global Social Impact and Sustainability Strategy


Benefits:
  1. Competitive paid time off programs for vacation, holidays and illness
  2. Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Confidential 24/7 assistance for you and your household members at no cost
  3. Retirement/Pension Plan: Saving for your future financial wellbeing
  4. Insurance: Comprehensive coverage for your medical/health needs
  5. Global Travel & Wellness Reimbursement: Annual reimbursement for eligible travel and wellness expenses for you and your immediate family
  6. Service Award Program: Recognizes effort and commitment with additional travel reimbursement at key service milestones
  7. EG Traveler Program: Discounts on Expedia Group hotels, activities and attractions. 20% Employee Discount, 10% Family and Friends coupons
  8. Discover EG Program allows Expedians to explore our amazing offices around the world and work from another location for up to four weeks each year (max two weeks outside your country)
  9. International airlines travel agent network (IATAN) membership
  10. Business Travel Medical and Accident Insurance: Immediate assistance and coverage for unexpected medical care during business trips, including accident insurance
  11. New Parent Benefit: Maternity, paternity and adoption leave
  12. Transition Back Benefit: Flexibility to work part-time with regular full-time pay for the first 30 days after returning from parental leave
  13. Reimbursement Wallet: Up to $10,000 USD per lifetime for Fertility/Family Planning and/or Transgender Medical Services
  14. Cleo: Program offering guidance and expert assistance for working parents or adult caregivers
  15. Bereavement Leave: 10 days paid leaves granted upon the death of a close family member

Pet Benefits:
  1. Pet Perk: Allows two weeks of work schedule flexibility when you adopt/bring home a new dog or cat or any pet requiring initial settling-in care
  2. Bereavement Leave: Family pets are recognized as family members and when a family pet passes away, we provide 3 working days of paid leave
  3. Wellness Reimbursement benefits can now be used towards the wellbeing of pet

Let's stay in touch!

If you haven’t found the perfect opportunity yet, or you aren’t quite ready to apply, stay in the loop by joining our Career Network. You’ll get a heads-up about new opportunities, and we'll keep you up to speed with what’s happening at Expedia Group as we transform travel through tech.

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